Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 4675)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
480021112266	2581	Idea Academy Pharr	Public, Charter	K-5	600 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-1515	758	30	25.1	93.3%	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	748 (98.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,515			$1,855			$6,660	43.7	42	2663	82
480005513849	2582	Life School Carrollton	Public, Charter	K-6	2660 E Trinity Mills Rd	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 701-1355	241	15	15.7	62.2%	36 (14.9%)	86 (35.7%)	103 (42.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	$13,284			$1,083			$12,201	43.7	32.4	3252	670
482298002330	2583	Henrietta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 E Crafton St	Henrietta	76365	Clay County	Henrietta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 720-7910	443	36	12.3	58.5%	346 (78.1%)	6 (1.4%)	64 (14.4%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$10,702			$1,800			$8,902	43.7	38	2928	345
482613010830	2584	Dr Americo Paredes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5301 Bentsen Palm Dr	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2730	458	32	14.3	97.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	457 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,476			$1,357			$10,119	43.7	31.8	3281	697
480021114003	2585	Idea Mesa Hills Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	405 Walleberg	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	721	31	23.4	81.3%	48 (6.7%)	32 (4.4%)	629 (87.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,922			$1,575			$8,347	43.6	37.1	2976	391
482640013522	2586	Lago Vista Intermediate	Public	4-5	20801 Fm 1431	Lago Vista	78645	Travis County	Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 267-8300	231	17	13.2	17.3%	156 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (27.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$10,082			$601			$9,481	43.6	61.8	1526	1060
482658002991	2587	Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2014 Lamar Dr	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2300	335	27	12.4	77.3%	31 (9.3%)	38 (11.3%)	258 (77.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$14,401			$1,392			$13,009	43.6	58.2	1695	892
480006211404	2588	Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2900 Cibolo Valley Dr	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	736	48	15.3	44.4%	204 (27.7%)	132 (17.9%)	317 (43.1%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	56 (7.6%)	$15,592			$1,757			$13,834	43.6	37	2978	390
482850010925	2589	Overton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2902 Louisville	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6300	255	24	10.6	86.7%	42 (16.5%)	36 (14.1%)	169 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$11,385			$2,581			$8,804	43.6	43.6	2558	31
481168000661	2590	Putegnat Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 E 8th St	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8930	447	27	16.5	98.9%	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	431 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,103			$1,468			$9,635	43.6	42.6	2627	37

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.